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OCTOBER 8, 2023
ANNOUNCEMENTS
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. The congregation of Platt Springs UMC would like to thank Pastor Debbie for all she has done for our church. Thanks for all the ways you make a difference in our church and community.
If you are attending the Wednesday Night Supper, please check the number of meals in the attendance book. The meal for October 4 is Breakfast for supper, creamy grits, scrambled eggs, sausage, and biscuits with gravy. Game night will follow after the meal.
The flowers this morning are given by Becky Steele to the Glory of God and in honor of all those who work so hard to make and keep Platt Springs United Methodist a happy loving church.
UMW PECAN SALE IS UNDERWAY!
Halves, large pieces & small pieces in 1-pound bags (Christmas packaging): $12.50 per bag. Milk chocolate & dark chocolate halves in 1-pound bags and butter roasted halves in 14 oz bags: $13.50 per bag.
Please include payment with your order. Make checks payable to United Methodist Women. We plan on delivery before Thanksgiving in time for your holiday baking and gift giving. Thank you for supporting our mission projects. The cut-off date is October 22. Order forms are in the bulletin.
Bible Study with Pastor Debbie on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in Room 106. Bible Study with Pastor Noble on Thursdays at 10 am in Room 105.
Missions is collecting new children’s shoes for Cayce Elementary students until November 15th. For more information, see fliers in the Narthex collection bin or ask Debbie Jones.
Fall Family Farm Day – Saturday, October 7th, 10 am – 5 pm at Old McCaskill Farm in Rembert, SC. A carpool will meet at the church parking lot at 9:30 am for those interested.
There will be a called meeting of the Board of Trustees on October 15th after Worship.
We are collecting for the Native American Ministries Elder Baskets through October 22nd. The basket is located in the hallway near the Narthex entrance. A list of the items needed is provided as an insert in the bulletin.
Any announcements for the bulletin must be in the office not later than 11 o/clock on Wednesday morning. If it is received after that time, it will be in next week’s bulletin.
There will be a Trunk-r-Treat planning meeting today in the fellowship hall following the worship service. Anyone interested in volunteering is encouraged to join. For any questions, please contact Adriana at Adriana.plattspringsumc@gmail.com.
If you have someone you would like to put on the prayer list, please fill out the cards provided in the pew and place them in the offering plate. If you would like a card sent to them, please put their address.
The following items are needed for God’s Helping Hands: oil, juice, rice, crackers, peanut butter, instant mashed potatoes.
Order of Worship for October 1, 2023
Service of Worship
Platt Springs United Methodist Church
West Columbia, SC
October 1, 2023 – 11 A.M.
Welcome and Announcements Jessica Jones
*Prelude Brenda Gentzler
*Please stand as Everly Guffey brings the light of Christ forward
*Call to Worship Lay Leader Jessica Jones
L: Welcome to God’s house! We are delighted to have you here!
P: We hunger for God’s word of hope.
L: You have come to the right place. Here you will be fed on the life-giving love of God.
P: We thirst for God’s healing in our lives.
L: At the table of the Lord, you will be fed and your thirst quenched.
P: Thanks be to God who provides for our needs.
*Hymn “This Is the Day” UMH #657
Old Testament Reading Exodus 33:12-23 Jamie Guffey
Pastoral Prayer
Young Disciples
*Affirmation of Faith “The Apostles Creed” UMH #881
*Gloria Patri “Glory Be To the Father” No.71
Worshipping God with Our Tithes & Offerings
*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” No. 95
* Gospel Reading Matthew 22:15-22
Sermon: “Caesar or God?” Pastor Debbie
Communion
Gluten free bread is available for Communion.
(The Communion Rail offering goes to the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund.)
*Sending Forth “God of Grace and God of Glory” (vs. 1 & 4) UMH # 577
*Benediction: We are no longer islands unto ourselves. We are a worldwide community, living in the love and abundant mercy of God. Go in peace to serve God by serving others in need. AMEN.
Postlude Brenda Gentzler
Prayer List October 1, 2023
Please pray for all of our healthcare workers and first
responders and everyone who has been affected by COVID-19.
Surgeries/Hospital/Sick
Rick and Deree Stobaugh
David Brantley
JC Hyatt
Helen Tarbox
Bob Sargent
Buck and Peggy Jones
Vince and Sue Rhodes
Kay Rishkofski
Pat Roseborough
Nursing Homes/Assisted Living
Lorine Crapps
Carol Crowninshield
Paul Mullens, Debbie Summers uncle
Rehab Facility
Lucy Eden
Jessie Sargent
James Ward
Family/Friends/Community
Jeff Hoover, friend of Betty Bradley
Julia Layton, friend of Dottie Hughes
Ashley Steele
Audrey Gardner
Jaime Ploof
Greta Jackson, friend of Butch Gause
Larry Long, father of Linda Lamb’s daughter-in-law
Kelley Edwards, friend of Sandy Cobia
Donna Ready and Tina Ready
Shayla, friend of Wanda Young
Eyriana Pinkney, grand daughter of Yvette Thomas
Brian Gardner
Janet Dinkins, friend of Marie Thomason
Samantha Clark and Daniel Cassar, Wanda Young’s children
Lindy, great granddaughter of Wanda Young’s sister-in-law
Mary Stell aunt of Debra Moore
Corky Saber, friend of Bernadette Weston
Praise Reports
John German, Helen Tarbox’s brother-in-law
Charles Pierce, Nancy Baker’s brother
Sara Houseman, friend of Elizabeth Moore
Sylvia Allison
Bernadette Weston
Norma Murrah, friend of Betty Rogers
Linda Lamb
Military
Parker Albrecht, Navy
Connor Crouch, Army
Zach Timmons, Marine Reserve
Steven Apgar, Army
Marshall Hannon, Navy
To keep in contact with everyone on our prayer list we're going to clean the names that have been here for several weeks. If your name, or a loved one's name, has been listed here for three weeks, make sure to give Melody at (803)794-3415 or Grace Harper at (803) 796-8166 a call so we'll keep them listed. Thanks and God bless you!
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Phone: 803-794-3415
email: melody@psumc.org
3215 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29170
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